Imagery:

Four bright red wands are arranged to form eight spokes of a wheel (some say an eight-rayed star). On the end of each wand is a ram’s head on one end and a dove on the other.

The border of the circle is yellow and the background of the card is dark green. In the center of the wheel where the wands intersect are eight orange flames. On the top of the card drawn in red is the astrological sigil for Venus. On the bottom of the card is the sigil for Aries, also drawn in red.

Yellow circle/wheel: Limitation, the Wheel of Completion, glyph of the universe and its cycles

Eight points on the circle – Wheel of the Year, 8 occult Sabbats

Dark green background – growth, joy, that which is thriving

Musings:

In this card, we see four wands forming eight spokes of a wheel. The wheel corresponds to limitation yet also completion. According to Crowley, this signifies the solid system of Order, Law and Government. It represents wholeness, completeness and stability. This card is attributed to Chesed – the manifestion promised by Bihah has now been realized.

This card marks the end of a phase in the seeker’s life thus allowing for new beginnings and new horizons, accompanied by a sense of achievement, joy and satisfaction.

The Ram’s head and the Dove’s head illustrate balance, the bringing together of opposites: the male and female principal, love and battle, beginnings and endings. It is the polarity between male and female. The combination of Venus and Aries together suggests that work is more easily completed when combined with love and respect, or as Crowley put it “with tact and gentleness”.

Ill-dignified:

Disappointment, success at a greater cost than anticipated, instability, being on shaky grounds, unreliability, anxiety causes a rushed effort resulting in instability, excessive conservatism, things not fully completed, something is shaking the seeker’s foundation, not being ready, unfinished business

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